ImageArchiver
I bet you were thinkin', "Now why don't he write?"
March 06, 2011 10:00 PM
I can’t believe that it has been just
over a year since I’ve had anything to say (on this blog,
at least). Then again, seven posts in two years isn’t being that
chatty in the first place.
But I digress...
The Mac App Store seems to be shaping up as another great success story for both Apple and the participating developers. We too have a title slated for inclusion in the Mac App Store, but that’s not what this post is about. Instead, this post is about what is not in the App Store — namely BurnToDisc and ImageArchiver.
The reason they are not in the store is quite simple: they are not stand-alone applications and therefore don’t meet one of the most basic criterion for inclusion in the Mac App Store. Instead, they are plug-ins that add value to existing applications, namely Aperture, iPhoto and Lightroom.
So some of our products can’t join the party — that’s okay. But there is one very disappointing side effect to the introduction the Mac App Store: the Software Downloads page, which provided a searchable database for software by both Apple and other software companies, is essentially gone. You can still sort of get to it by way of Aperture by selecting the Aperture Plug-Ins... item from Aperture’s application menu, but I fear that too will change with the next update to Aperture. It’s a shame that the Software Downloads page is gone, as it brought quite a bit of traffic to developers’ websites, Blue Room’s included.
So for now, we’re in search of a replacement marketing avenue for our little collection of non-Application Macintosh software. Hopefully, we’ll have something more to say a little sooner than next year.
But I digress...
The Mac App Store seems to be shaping up as another great success story for both Apple and the participating developers. We too have a title slated for inclusion in the Mac App Store, but that’s not what this post is about. Instead, this post is about what is not in the App Store — namely BurnToDisc and ImageArchiver.
The reason they are not in the store is quite simple: they are not stand-alone applications and therefore don’t meet one of the most basic criterion for inclusion in the Mac App Store. Instead, they are plug-ins that add value to existing applications, namely Aperture, iPhoto and Lightroom.
So some of our products can’t join the party — that’s okay. But there is one very disappointing side effect to the introduction the Mac App Store: the Software Downloads page, which provided a searchable database for software by both Apple and other software companies, is essentially gone. You can still sort of get to it by way of Aperture by selecting the Aperture Plug-Ins... item from Aperture’s application menu, but I fear that too will change with the next update to Aperture. It’s a shame that the Software Downloads page is gone, as it brought quite a bit of traffic to developers’ websites, Blue Room’s included.
So for now, we’re in search of a replacement marketing avenue for our little collection of non-Application Macintosh software. Hopefully, we’ll have something more to say a little sooner than next year.
ImageArchiver for Lightroom
February 28, 2010 07:00 PM
Until today, ImageArchiver existed solely
on Apple products (Aperture and iPhoto)
running on an Apple platform (Mac OS X).
But now, the ImageArchiver product line has broadened its reach to include Adobe's Photoshop Lightroom running on either Mac OS X or Microsoft Windows.
Although completely rewritten in a very different computer language (which was required by Lightroom), all of the same functionality in the current ImageArchiver products can be found in ImageArchiver for Lightroom.
As always, a 15-day free trial is available. Check it out.
But now, the ImageArchiver product line has broadened its reach to include Adobe's Photoshop Lightroom running on either Mac OS X or Microsoft Windows.
Although completely rewritten in a very different computer language (which was required by Lightroom), all of the same functionality in the current ImageArchiver products can be found in ImageArchiver for Lightroom.
As always, a 15-day free trial is available. Check it out.
Aperture 3 64-bit Support
February 14, 2010 06:59 PM
BurnToDisc 2 and ImageArchiver have both been updated to support
Aperture 3 running on 64-bit Intel Macs. You can get them either by
checking for updates or visiting the Downloads page.
While ImageArchiver remains functionally unchanged, BurnToDisc has been given some additional name formatting tokens to use.
While ImageArchiver remains functionally unchanged, BurnToDisc has been given some additional name formatting tokens to use.
Aperture 3
February 09, 2010 08:11 PM
Apple introduced Aperture 3 today, and
it has a plethora of great improvements.
I am happy to report that BurnToDisc 2 and ImageArchiver continue to work with this new release.
One caveat (and one that all plugin developers will encounter) is that 64-bit Intel-based Macs will have to use Aperture in 32-bit mode if a 64-bit plugin is not available. While Aperture will inform you of this fact and happily relaunch itself in 32-bit mode when necessary, this is not a long-term solution. We are currently working on 64-bit builds of both BurnToDisc and ImageArchiver and hope to have them released shortly.
I am happy to report that BurnToDisc 2 and ImageArchiver continue to work with this new release.
One caveat (and one that all plugin developers will encounter) is that 64-bit Intel-based Macs will have to use Aperture in 32-bit mode if a 64-bit plugin is not available. While Aperture will inform you of this fact and happily relaunch itself in 32-bit mode when necessary, this is not a long-term solution. We are currently working on 64-bit builds of both BurnToDisc and ImageArchiver and hope to have them released shortly.